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CHAPTER .XVIL
•When Mentwell mime to lebneein it was
road delight, Be wan lyitig tiro etraw
'mattress 111 a emelt room, contaizune no fur-
esiture beside the rude bed ; and an he look-
ed op, he oeuld see the raters, bleak witb
dm
irt and the oire of ages. The place was
pertly a house, partly a hut. Gradually,
as reeolleetieu came back to him, he rennin),
bored. the events of the previous night,
wandering veguely why ne Imd bee o select.
ite a verstim for Atte*, aud whet brought
hitn here. By the dear sound a voices and
the rueh water, he judoecl hitnself to be
in the country. He had no cenecioutinese a
oar, so he rose, and throwing opi3n the
heavy door, looked out. Towering awey
above his head were the snow-eapped peeks
of mountains, ard below him the spreadine
valley of the Cempagna. Wood upon
wood was piled up before hitn, all aglow
'with briglat sunlight, the green leaves
whispering and trembling in the breeze.
he hut was built on a long rooky plateau,
approached by a narrow winding path,
and ending in a steep prioipice a two
hundred feet, and backed up behind
by almost perpendicular rock, fringed
af.nd crowned by trees. In spite of his posi-
tion, Maxwell drew a long breath ot delight;
the perfect beauty of the scene thrilled hbn,
and appealed to his artistic soul and love
et the beautiful. For some time he gazed
upon the panorama, perfectly oblivious to
his positions till gradaally the sound of
voices borne upon the wind Game to his ears,
lie walked to the side of the hut and look-
-ea around.
,Seated upon the short springy turf, in
• every picturesque and comfortableposition
the ingenuity of each could contrive, were
four men, evidently, to Maxwell's ex-peri-
enced eye, banditti, They seemed peace-
fully inclined now, as they lounged there in
the bright sunshine smoking, and renewing
the everlasting papenito, without which no
ouch gentry are complete, either in the pages
f fiction or as portrayed upon the modern
'stage. With the exception of one, evident.
ly the leader, there was nothing gorgeous in.
their costume, it being the usual attire of
the mountaineer; but the long carabines
lying by• their sides and the short daggers in
their waistbands spoke of their occupation.
•Mexwell began. to scent an adventure and
enjoy the feeling ; it would only mean the
outlay of a few pounds, a little captivity;
'hut whim he approached nearer, and saw
each bearing on some part of his person the
gold. moidore, his heart beat a trifle faster
as he stepped forward and confronted the
„group.
What is the meaning of this ?" he asked
in the best Italian at his command. "1
aunpose it is merely a question of ransom.
Bub it is useless to put the figure too high. I
Come, what is the amount?"
The brigands looked to eaca other in ad-
-aairation of this coolness. Presently, the
leader removed his cigarette from his mouth 1
auted spoke : "You have your watch, sig -
=or, and papers ; you have your rings and ,
purse. It is not our rule to forget these
with an ordinary prisoner."
liberty and nrerfeet freedere can only be
fouucled open tlee dootnee of imivereel
love." .
33y this time, Maxwell ansi the ehiel had
drawn Sr little addfrom the others. The
artist looked in his oompaniou's lane, and
sided the air if sorrow there. It was a tine,
manly counteuanoe, haughty and hatalsorne,
thougbethe dark eyes were eumewhat riombre
now. Maxwell,'with Ins cosmopolitan in.
etinet, was drawn towards this man, who
bad a history written on his brow. "You,
too, have suffered," he said gently.
"Suffered ?" the brigand eehoed.
Englishman, I have ,suffered, eud not more
front the Austrian yoke than the cruelties
a uay own countrymen, There will be no
true liberty here while e stiletto rentable in
an Italian's belt."
"I suppose not," Maxwell mused, "These
Societies seem to me a gigantic farce. Would
that I had remained genetly at home, and
let empires manage their own affairs. And
Salvarini warned me too,"
"Selvarini ! Whet do you know of him!"
the chief exclaimed.
"Nothing but what is good and noble,
everything to make one proud to call him
friend.—Do yoo kaow hirn too ?"
"He is my brother," the ohief replied
quietly.—" You look surprised to find that
it relative of Luigi should pursue such a
profession as mine. Yes'he is my brother
—the brother of an outlaw, upon whose
head a price has been put by the state. I
am knowu to men as Paulo Limon"
Maxwell started. The num sitting calmly
by his side was the most famous and daring
bandit chief of his time. Provinces rang
with his Leine, and the stories of his dashing
exploits resounded far and near. Even
away in the distant Apennines, the villegers
sat round the winter firesides and discoursed
of this man with bated breath, and children
trembled in their beds at the mere thought
of his name. He laughed scornfully now as
he noted Maxwell's startled look,
"1 am so very terrible,' he continued,
"that my very name strikes terror to you!
Bah I you have been listening to the old
woman's tales of my atrocities, about the
tortures my victime undergo, and the thou -
sated -and -one lies neoplee are fond of telling
about me. I can understand Luigi did not
tell you I was his brother; I am not a
relative to be proud of."
"He is in total ignorance of your identity.
That I do know.—I wonder at you choosing
such a life," Maxwell put in boldly. "With
your daring, you would have made fame as
a soldier; any path of hie you had chosen
would have brought you honor; but now" --
"But now I am an outlaw," Paulo Sal -
varied interrupted. "And why! If you
will listen, I will tell you my story in a few
words."
Maxwell threw himself upon the grass by
the other's side and composed himself to
listen,
"If you look below you," the chief com-
menced, and pointine with his finger across
the distant landscape, "you will see the sun
shining upon a house -top. I can see the
light reflected from it now. That house was
Maxwell felt in his pocket and surely once my home. e sometimes
tug of the fourth den, 'Oen he Wee sittieg Only eaerytug (or oue rnournful hour to
iet the (Nor sif his tint, watching the sunrise visit the cometercit where ley Canlo Vieeee Operators Itesent Its and It is a Great Han-
, aoproaened him, his feee perturbed, and Ilse these evay, but 5195together, to nueleard, es
iwhale maener agitated, 0 You ,ere in data ' fast as e team could carry them,
ger, he whispered. "The erdere have (en ez cotieneueo.)
come isud you ere preclaimed traitor, The
men are axed agaiust you, a,nd declare you
shall be brought out for instent execution, DOE:BLE SKIRTS.
a1ovi0g 00 th0 airitazt laws, when Salvarint quiet grave, leo ore arel Maxwell Amide
Ali I you have only seen the best side of
ebeir character ; you nave not seen them now Soule canatikiii /Mines Therm to
hungry for blood, '
'" Do they want to murder me nMaxwell,
ens:Nemec:1, " Cennot you----"
am powerless now," Salvarini inter-
rupted, "1 will do what I can ; but I fear
uothiug ems save yeu now,"
"Do not be afraid," said a calm voice
behind. "1 shall save him !"
Isodore 1"
Yes, Paulo Lucci ; it 18 1."
Maxwell looked up, and saw the most
beautiful woman he had everseen in his life.
For a moment he could only gaze in pint
astoniehment. This, then, was the Empress
of the League—the woman Visci heel men
tioned, whose lightest word could free his
feet and 'dear his path forever.
"You have come in tune," Salvarini said
with a low obeisance. "An hour hence and
our prisoner would have been no naore."
"I am always in time," Isadore replied
quietly. "1 have °erne to deliver you from
a great danger," she continued, turning to
" Come ; we must be in Rome at
once, aud away, or we tiny yet be too late.
Hark1 Are the wolves clamouring for their
prey already ? We shall see."
It was light now, and from the plateau
beyond came the hoarse yells and cries
for revenge from the brigands. CM they
came towards the hut, clamouring for blood,
and maxi with the heat of passion. They
rushed in, seized Maxwell, and led him out
on to the level grass, while six of the party
stepped back a few paces and cocked their
rifles. The whole thing was so sudden that
Lucci and Isodore were totally unprepared
to resist. But the girl roused herself now,
and quitting the the hut, swept acroes the
open space and placed herself in front of
Maxwell.
" Drop your arms !" she cried. "Are
you mad, that you do this thing? Ground
your rifles, or you shall pay dearly for this
indignity."
Appalled by her gestures and the dignity
of her voice, the desperadoes hesitated for a
moment, and then one, more dating than
the rest, raised his cara,bine to the shoulder,
standing in the act of firing.
" You may fire," Isodore cried. "Fire
and every hair of my head shall be avenged
for by a life! Fire! and then pray for the
mercy of heaven, for you shall not meet
with any from the hand of man 1"
The desperate men were amazed by this
beauty and daring, the audacity of which
appealed to their rudeinstinct One by one
they dropped their firearms, and stood look-
ing sullenly in the direction of the scornful
womant atanding there without a particle
of fear in her eyes.
"Who are you," cried one bolder than
the rest,—" who are you, that come between
us and justice ?"
They all took up the cry, and bade her
stand aside.
"f she falls, I fall 1" Lucci exclaimed in
a firm steady voice. "Go on your knees,
and ask for pardon.—Madam," he continu-
ed, falling upon one knee, "I did not think
my followers would have shown such scant
courtesy to Isodore."
At the very mention of her name, a change
came over the mutineers. One by 006 they
dropped their firearms, and came forward
humbly to implore her forgiveness for their
rashness, but she waved them aside.
Long and earnestly the three talked to-
gether, listening to the revelation of Le
Gautier's treachery, and how the final act
was about to be played over there in Eng-
land : how. ,Le Geutier had c'onfessed his
treachery,and how, out of his own mouth,
he was going to be convicted. Silently a,nd
slowly they wound their way down the
mountain path,under Lucci's guidance, out
on to the plains, beyond which the sun
lighted upon the house -tops of distant Rome.
When they lio.d got so far, Isadore held out
her hand to the guide.
"Good-bye. It will not be safe for you
to come any farther," she said. r> Rest as-
sured, in the general reckoning your account
shall not be forgotten,"
"It will not,' Lucci answered sternly.
"1 shall see to that myself. By the time
you reach. England, I shall be there too.—
Nay, do not try to dissuade nee. I do not
take my revenge from another hand. I
shall run a great risk; but, mark me, when
the time comes, I shall be there I" Without , continued. "1 had a little experience with
another word he disappeared; and Isodore a presumptuous groom. The witness, a
ann. Maxwell walked on towards the Eternal prominent physician, requested me to come
City both urapped in their own thoughts. ' to a hotel to marry the couple. I complied,
Mile after mile passed. on thus, ere Maxwell and after the ceremony the groom began to
broke the silence. fumble a $20 gold piece about between his
"Do you think he will keep his word?" thumb and index finger. Of course, all pre -
he said half timidly. sent observed the coin. Finally the young
"Who, Lucci 1 Yes; he will keep his man sidled toward the piazza door and
word; nothing but death willprevent that, beckoned me to follow. When the door
—And now, you and I must get back to ' shut us from the bride and the Doctor, the
Englaud without a moment's loss of time." Young Benedict slipped the double eagle
"Icannot say how grateful I,am," Maxwell into his trousers pocket and fished cut
said earnestly. "if it had not been fortwenty ehillings in silver as my fee. I said
your bravery aud courage"—He stopped ' nothing, but when I came. to forward a cer-
and shuddered; the contemplation of what tificate I filled it out on a piece of foolscap,
might have been was horrible. I paper. I heard from the groom's friend,
lsodore smiled a little 'unsteadily en an. the doctor, in due time. He demanded an
of gratitude," she replied. "My memory /
meekly informed him that Conic). not afford
When I
ewer to these words. "I owe you a debt • explanation of my effrontery.
serves me well. I was not going to allow 1 to furnish a first-class certificate when the
you to die, when you would have perished , fee was so small, I received $5 from the
rather titan raise a hand against Carlo groom for a proper statement of the tnar-
ria
"Indeed, you only do me justice. I 1 liele. clergyman then narrated how on
would have died first." I returning from prayer meeting with his
"1 know it; and I thank you for your
kindness to hiin at the last. You were found a couple seated in a buggy
I wife he
with him when he died. Things could not ' wagon before his door. They desired to be
I
hunited in the holy bonds of Wedlock, and
have been better. He was always fond of
when the ceeeniony was concluded,the
you. For that, 1 am grateful." j groom, who appeared rather dull, continued
" But I do not understand " Maxwell to linger 9,nd seemed greatly emban•assed.
enough,,his valuables were perfectly safe-- here and think of those days when Mena
nothing missing, even to his sketch -book. • 9,nd I were happy there—that is ten years
For the first time, he began to experience a 'ago now. I had done my best for my coun-
sensation of fear. "Then, if plunder is not try; I had fought for her, and I retired to
your obeect, am I detained?" 1 this peaceful spot with the woman of my
heart, to live in peace, as I hoped, for the
" Plunder is not a nice word to ears
si„,anor," the leader replied with a rest of my life. 11:ut the fiend of Liberty
was abroad. My wife's father., an aged
dark scowl. "You are detained by orders. ,
To hear, with us, is to obey. You will re- man, was accused of complicity m political
main here daring our pleasure." crimes, and one day, wben I was absent,
" But suppose I refuse to remain ?" they mune to arrest him. My wife clung to
him, and one of the brutal soldiery struck
Without rising, the brigand turned on his
nine and pointed towards the sheer preen , her down with the but of his rifle ; I came
•pice, and then to the wall behind; with a in time to see that, for my blood was on fire,
and I did not hesitate. You can under -
gesture he indicated the narrow winding
stand the rest. ' Airy wife was killed, actual -
path, the only means of exit, and senile
ly murdered by that foul blow. But I had
oronically. "You may go; there is nothing
my revenge. When I crossed the threshold
to prevent you," he said; "but before you
of my house, on my flight to the mountains,
were half -way down the path yonder, you
I left three dead men behinclme, and anode -
would be the target for a score of bullets,
and we no not often fail," er, the officer, wounded sore. He recover-
ed, I afterwards heard; but some day we
Maxwell was cousiderablen impressed by ,
this cool display; and indeed, when he con- shall meet."
eidered the matter calmly, there appeared He stopped abruptly, shaking in every
the violence of his emotion, his
no prospect of immediate escape. Revlon- limb from
sombre eyes turned tovsards the spot where
strances or threats would be equally unavail
the sun shone upon the roof -tops of what
ing, and he determined to make the best of
was once a peaceful homestead.
isis position. "Perhaps you would not
mind telling me why I am here and by I "Luigi can only pees at this," the
whose orders you have arrested! me. It speaker continued. To him I have been
dead for years; indeed, I do not know what
ssvould be some slight consolation to know .
makes me tell you now, only that you sur -
how long I ant to stay. I am anxious to
know this," he eoutinued, " because I am prised me, and I like to hear a little news
afraid your mountain air, exhilarating as it of him."
is, will not suit me." "1 lieve heard this history before," Max -
The groupburst into loud lauglater at this well observed. It is five years ago now;
n •
little humor : it was a kind of wit they but I am not likely to forget it. Still, you
were in a position to appreciate. cannot enjoy this life. It is wild end ex -
"It is impossible to say, signor. We citing, no doubt; but your companions"—
only obey orders; we can only vvait for I " Dive for revenge," Salvarini exclaimed
further instructions as regards your welfare sternly. "1 am waiting to meet the brutal
—or otherwise. We were told to bring one officer who ordered his follower to strike
Maxwell here, and lo 1 we have done it.' ( down my wife. I have waited long; but
"I see you are brothers of the League, the time will come at length, and then,
Maxwell replied "and for some net of heaven help the rnan called Hector le
,omission or commission I am detained here. Gautier 1"
"You oan at least tell me by whose orders "Le Gautier !" Maxwell exclaimed. "He,
you do this." an Italian officer 1 Why, he is at present
"Signor, they say you are a traitor to Head Centre of the Brotherhood in London.
our order." I He was even present at the time when
"-That I am not 1" Maxwell cried %dig- Luigi told us your sad hiatory. Surely he
matey. "Tell me why mei here, and at cannot know ; e,nd yet I trusted him too.
whose orders. There is some mistake Signor Salvanni, you bewilder me."
here." I The outlaw 19,ughed loud and long; but
" Not on our part, signor. The instruc- the mirth was strained, and jarred harshly
tions came from London. I only received upon the listener. "And that fiend is a
them. last night. You will be well treated friend of Luigi's 1 Strange things happen
here, provided you do not make any at. in these times. Beware, Signor Maxwell—
tempts to escape. For the time you are ' beware of that triaIly for he will work rids -
our guest, and as such, the best have is chief yet. Ie was by his orders you were
at year disposal. If orders come to release arrested. He knows me by name,
you, we shall conduct you to Rome. We add as one of the Brotherhood cmly,
on neasace.
over write " Rush" aoross the face of a
tolevram. if you do you wilt retard rather
than ecelerate its despatch, Employees of
telegraph offices pay no more attention to a
message with such. an inscription, ent it than
Post' Office 111@ll do to letters marked on the
ennelope "In haste," " Very important ;
forwa.rd as soon as possible. "Deliver
eape Pining Inuty. tnedietely„ and with other phrases of like
le there anybody of an inquiring turn of import,
mind hereabouts who imegineti that there
are people engaged in the systematic
smuogling d Buffalo goods into Genade, and
that the illicit traffic hee been goieg on for
a iong time? Better, however, give ordin-
ary intelligence the benefit of the doolet at
" 1 alwaTe ' said A retired operator,
" when I thiuk id the way 1,ve WyS used to
treat 'rush' messages in the Western Union
office. Some nbmining jay would come in
and waut a despatch shoved through in a
hurry, He would write " Rush' ecross its
the outset aud inquire sf there IS anybody face, thinking that would help it along. Now
so dull os to imagine that a law which no- the idea, of suoh a thing. Tuts if every-
body respects in his heart ancl which the thing wasn't rushed in a telegrepli awe—
proper officers try to enforce only es a that is, if left to itself. The boys look upon
matter of duty, is kept by those who can anything like that almost as a personal a-
gain anything by breaking it, If there is any front, What is the consequence? The re -
offence that is held -not to be wrong sinless ceiving clerk takes the message, trowus
found. out, that offence must be smuggliog. a little when the 'rush' comes to View, se
This is by way of profane to a little incident ceives the money, says right,' and the
that is in its way rather a curiosity., sender wattle out complacently. Then the
One day lately a lady entered the ladies' 1 clerk picks up the despatch again, looks it
toilet room ot one of our big dry goods , over slowly, toys with it aud stniles. Just
stores—it would not be neighborly to sae! 1 here two or three other persons come in
annetn_in a eery epeculiar state of mind. ! and he lays aside the rush' to wait on them
Not that she was at a loss what to 40, for it j Finally he takesup his little pile of messages,
was plain that she had been there before l puts the rush' at the bottom, sun hands the
and was prepared to go ahead, She was batch over to the record clerk, When the
accompanied .by a large number of bundles, record clerk comes to the rush' message he
mostly of ordinary dry geode, and her move- also smiles. As it is the last on hie desk he
meats were such. that they attracted some ' plays with it for awhile, practises penman -
remark. It was something like this that , ship on it (does the Spencerian not, you
she rather freely gave as an explanation of ' know), takes hie time in recorcling it—in
her CISSO
I don't believe anybody thiuks it's
wrong to cheat the custom house officer,
and I know that lots of thet sort of thing is
done. Of course I live 10 Canada. Do you
know haw niglesotne goods are over there?
"What am I going *to do with these
bundles? Well, I'll tell you. I've got on
two short skirts sewed together at the bot-
tom, and—well there ain't any need of ex-
plaining any further," and the lady proceed-
ed to manipulate the stock after a fashion
that need not be desoribed. She was not
dressed in a robe that was remarkable for
its dose -fitting qualities and she explained
further that she always dressed quite shab-
bily when Out 031. a raid of this sort, in order
not to seem to have money at her command,
probably. Among other things she had a
big willow basket with a cover, such as
country people sometimes carry. Into this
she put an old pair of shoes, having ex-
changed them for a new pair, which she
pub on her feet. She also had an old pair
of .pantaloons for the same basket, and not
betng supposed to have any personal interest
in them. is fair to guess that she had a man
in tow somewhere who had treated his
nether apparel as he had her shoes, but not
rigged in the matter of loose drapery he
was obliged to depend on the weaker sex to
help him out.
Noticing after this very enterprising cus-
tomer of, the big inry goodseitoreshad retired
to the private room with her burden of pur-
chases about her there emerged from the
same room alady, looking as to countenance
and cut of jib not unlike the one just inter-
viewed, but somehow as snuch fuller in out-
line, both fore and aft and between decks,
that her tonnage- would have been fixed by
actual measurement to have increased fully
fourfold. And when she set'swil over the
border she carried a cargo thab would have
been the envy of a full-rigged blockade run-
ner. Where are the custom house officers
anyhow ?—Baffeno Express.
Wedding Anecdotes.
"Speaking of marriage fees," a prominent
clergyman said, " remits a very embarrass -
i told you So 1! Then hes, Got madder than
ing blunder which was perpetrated upon an
ever and hollered: 'Von Needn't tell mea
innocent brother clergyman recently. The
nothing ! when I want yure advise ile let
groom, who was not a very nervous fellow,
you kno 1 and when i git so i kno Less than
either, carelessly poked an old plantation
a wuman ile sell out and Go weste 1 i hurd
negro ballad in his vest pocket with the $5
his wife tell This stori to mi ma And Mi ma
bill which he intended as the maxriage fee.
sed too hur : 'never minde, i Woodnt feel
During the excitement which followed the
Bad about it 1 that is The NV& men allwais
ceremony, the young man placed the planta-
Ackt in stitch cases. tha haint Never got
tion ballad in the palm *of the clergyman.
fact, does everything bat rush it. From the
desk of the record cleric the messages are
given to the operators by the file boy. He,
too has a great antipathy for 'rush messages.
If all the operators are not at leisure he sup-
plies those who are from the top of the pile
and sticks the rest on a hook. If there ia a
rueh' in the lot it always goes on the hook.
The upshot of the whole matter is that this
precious piece ot paper, with its immensely
important cosnmunication which the sender
wanted rushed,' is about the last despatch
sent out".
A Schoolboy's Oomposition on Snakes.
" Snaikes is no good, Xept, to maik thee
Wirnin jump And holler. you kant kooke
snaiks and there aigs aint Of mutish Account,
snakes is Bilt in poore Shaip. They is as
Big arounde the neck as they is Around thee
waiste. They Habit got no Legs but they
git There just thee sann. there is lots Of
kinds of Sneiks. thee Boa constrickter
swallers Evry thing hull, Andwhen Hee gits
duu eteing he Feats so lazy hee Dent karts if
sk.ule keeps or not. The Rattul snaik dose
his Toking with thee Ende of His tale. Mi
Pa sais, the rattul snalke is like gum Witn-
min, tha talke Awful fast, but there abet no
Sens to it, in the eest indys tha have thee
Spektical snaike, but he wares his specks on
the Back of his neck, aud I Dont see what
good Tha do him there to Sea with. mi Pa
is a farmer. Ilea allwais has got a big Strati
stack After he gits his Grane thrashed. last
Faul one of thee Nabors filld his straugh
bed to our Place and acksidently Stuffed in
Streakid sue& along With the strau. In
thea nite His wife woke up and hurd some-
thing craul. she jumped out 01 bed and
yelled And grabbed holt of hur man and
shooke him. he woke up and sed reel cross:
Kant you Never let a Feller sleep? ithet
rite up About yure old Snaik. I tell you
there Amt no snaik in this bed!' jest then
the snaik orauled Acrost his stummick. That
rousted him out in a hurris he Picked up
the snaik by the tale and slung him out the,
winder, And sed lots of Things about the
snaike That yea,sut tett And Didnt sounde
well. then his Wuman sed to Him - there!
After a fervent God -speed, the officiating
clergyman left without inspecfmg the negro
song. The divine was indignant when he
discovered the nature of the bit of paper
which he had stowed away in his wallet.
He felt insulted. However friends interced-
ed, the young mom found the $5 bill his
vest pocket, made a hurried explanation
and succeeded in allaying the ire of the in-
dignant clergyman.
"When in California," the eccleisiantie
no feehns when Thane wimmin is smart, and
the, is allwais so onree.sunabul. they kant
Help tbareselves, tha was kreatid too bee
that Wa, and wea must tri and bare It like
a filosifur.' "
A Ron -Conductor.
The natives of Tonquin have little more
knowledge of the telegraph than the old lady
who said to the telegraph pole -climber.
If there's arnessage up there from my son
please throw it down, I'm expecting him
hoTmheessoeonwne'll-me
ening savages, it seems,
have been making experhneuts not wholly
successful froin a scientific point of view.
The communication between Hi-Noi and
HaaPhong eves once completely interrupted,
and it took some time to discover the reason. which we take for the race. For any soldier
The whole telegraph line was carefully in- whose weight is suds. that he Call be motent-
epected, but with no effect. )t then mom red ed on an Arab he will be found the hardiest,
to one of the officials that in the neighbor- soundest and most docile of war horses. He
hood.of a friendly village the wires had look- 1 will do an enormous mount of work on
ed rather thicker than usual. On returning to very little and very indifferent food and will
twhierespiovt,ribio3efeonunr ednti ohla, et forcianad longcare fdultrir ecpe pate. I always bear
In one point only in lie, more than other
himself well and handsomely.
ed with bamboo cord. The head man of the i horses, susce.ptibla of disease, and that is
village explained that iron was very expe,,,_ i his eye, which is liable to cataract His
great characteristic is his undaunted pluck,
sive in his district, but that in proof of his
friendly feeling. toward the French he had 1 wehiehbyis any mt.° clearlY shown than
given orders that any one removing a portion 1 wheny chance he is ill, when all
of the wire Should replace it with bamboo , veterinary surgeons will allove that he is a
cord. 'The official tried to explain the cid- i most desirable patient, resisting and throw-
ferencebetween bamboo and wire' aud. wound ing off the effects of illness or treatment in
up by declaring that the next bit of bamboo a way that no horse of another race can
rope put to such a use would come in for , feonuunadLamPeornsia,n horses have always been
hanging the nearest village chief. g the most generally useful re.
es. 1 mounts in India, and they take their place
I both in the ranks of cavalry and in gun teams.
A THBRIBLE OI,T$TOM.
The Dreadrill, Vireos or Opium linen Me
Oriental,
Two instances have reeently appeared hi
our eolumns of that strange and sanguinary
custom of the East Galled "rtuanog amuck:"
"nueeing atimek" is a phrase derived from
the Maray word "amok" (" and
constitates a well marked hysterical affection
of certain races inhabiting Oriental eountries.
It is rarely, if ever, manifested. among the
quiet-teuopered Hindus, and but seldom,
among the Indian lqussulma.ns, while, when
ever it does occur in Hindostan, the malady
may generally be traced to the abuse of
opium or the extract of hemp called bhang,
ganja, or eherres. The Hindu tobaccemst
sells a special confection mane up of bhaug,
opium, datora, cloves, mastic, oinnemou,
ane cardemume, which ise mixed with milk
and auger and eaten as a sweetmeet. This
diabolieal celce—nnown majurn—will
drive a man mad about as soon as anything.
With the Malays, however, win) have given
a name to the
Anynn.M.,
of which we speak, and, who are by r the
most mediated to it of all Eastern p °pies,
there is seldom any such explenetio of the
outbreak. Suddenly, withont rhyme or
reason., a, man will sin log up from his shop
board or his coach, draw his kris—the wave -
bladed dagger whicli they all carry—and
with a screem of "Amok 1 Amok 1' strike
its point into the heart of the nearest way-
farer and dart down the crowdedbazaar like
the lunatic which he is, stabbing and cutting
on all sides. "Amok 1 Amok !" echoes from
a hundred mouths, and everybody hurries
for a place of refuge,fleeing in all directions,
excrept those bolder spirits who snatch up
weapons of defense and join the med
throug which pursues the deeperado. The
path of the chase is soon strewn with bodies
of men, women, and children, dead or bleed-
ing to death, until some lucky shot or dar-
ing thrust disables the murderer, who is
PIEROED WITH A DOZEN BLADES
as soon as he falls to the ground. Occasion-
ally it turns out that the amoker" has re-
ceived. some personal affront or injury or
was hopelessly in debt or disappointed in
love; but more commonly there is nothing
whatever to account for the wild fury of his
proceedings, a‘nd the street sweepers drag
his carcass away as carelessly as if a leopard
had 13een slain in the publics streets. So or-
dinary, indeed, is the occurrence that in
many towns and cities where there lives a
large Malay population an instrument ia
kept in readiness at every , police station
called the "smoker catcher.' It is some-
thing like an eel spear with a very long
handle, and so contrived that two elastic -
pointed spikes close round the ine,ffina,n's
neck and secure him helplessly when the ixon
prongs are pushed against his nape from be-
hind.
Neither rank nor wealth keeps a Malay
from this sudden excess of homicidal mania
if he has the predisposition or has been
greatly excited. There was an instance at
Salatiga, in the island of Java, where the
Regent was celebrating the marriage of two
of his daughters, and everybody was in a
festive and joyous mood. Just, however, at
the gayest moment of the ceremonies 'the
Regent's brother-in-law, a high official, cam
=SIM% THBOUGIL TEE PROM ION
stabbing everybody he could get ith his
jeweled kris. The Regent himse , coming
up to inquire into the uproar, was killed by
a single thrust, and it was the brother of the
Prince who ran the "moker" through the
back with a spear and brought him down,
yet not before he had slaughtered nine of
the palace people and wounded six others r
more or less severely. It might be supposed
that a race subject_ to such ferocious fits
would be naturally excitable and nervous
in inanner ; but the contrary, is the case.
The Malay is of all men the most quiet,
dignified, and slow of speech anil action in
his ordinary life. He seldom sPlaks loudly
, or quickly, has the most couitrrs and even
gentle demeanor, and quarrels very rarely
with his fellows. Yet he is coldly and silent.
ly cruel; and has no regard for human life,
and derives from the Mohammedan faith
which he professes its bitterest and most re-
lentless dogmas. Once started on the "death
run" byinsult, despair, or somebrain trouble
his only thought is to "hill, and kill, and
kill," and in the fierce exultation of his in-
sanity he does not feel the blow wbich lets
oue his burning blood end puts a stop to his
dreadful career.
Arab axtd Persian Horses.
The general run of Arabs are no doubt
first rate horses as far as they go, for mili-
tary purposes, 'but they are too small to
mount satisfactorily any but the native
cavalry. There are of course , exceptional
animals which have size and power enough
for anything, but they are so few that they
may be left out ot the general estinuste
tUe
hall do everything in our power to serve sol did his bidding." faltered. "He did not know yott except by I The gleeful bride nudge him su tise s
you. If, on the other hand, you are tried , " Steange 1 And yet I have done hien no reputation." c occasionally and looked hard at the door.
an the balance ad found wanting, we shall ' harm." "I think you are mistaken. Am e ee, , The young man only grew more and more
'not fail to do our duty." He said these last , "Not that you are aware of, perhap.s. chaneed that you do not recognise your uneasy. When all the topics of conversation
words sternly, in contrast to the polite, Still, no doubt you have crossed his path ne ; friend Genevieve " i had been exhausted the clergyman's good
.
&rave mariner with which he uttered the ' some way, f have a comniand in the
rst part of his speech. I morning to lead you out yonder to face a
Maxwell hannerception enough to compre- , dozen tides, ehall not be surprised."
hend his meaning. "Von mean that I And you would countenance such mur-
should have to die," he observed. "1 sup- ! der ?"
pose it would be a matter of the utmost in- I "This morning, yes. Now, ean doubt -
difference to you, either way ?" I fun You are my brother's friend ; I arn Le
"Genevieve ! Von? Ain I dreaming 1" 1 wife proceeded to entertain the yotng
" Yes ; I am Genevieve; though much couple with cake and refreshments. At last
changed and altered from those happy old about one and a half hours after the cere-
days when you used to come to the Villa rnony had been concluded the bride crowd.
Matti°. You wonder why I am here now— ed the groom to the door and was seemingly
why 1 left my heme. Cannot you guess determined to get him out of the room.
that Le Gautier was at the bottom of it 1" Just as the door was about to be eveung
"As a matter of duty, signor, yes," he ' Gautier's enemy ; I do not wish to help r "But he professed not to know you; open the groom plunged his hen s into is
answered gravely; "though 1 do not wish bitn." --
na trousers poeket, drew forth a fifty -cent
came to that effect, I must obey, There 18 end of which time Maxwell had become a youre. But until 1 give you permission to
f i cl f silver piece blushed violently and hurried
rola the house, " However, said the
to see a brave man die; but if the mandate : Three days passed uneventfully by, at the " Yes, h t f d t b
e poesse o ea ren o ' ,,
no refusing the word of the Leaps." 0 : great favorite with the outlaw band. Fol- 1 speak, not 9., 4 that lsod d Gene- clergyman, " 1 had more respect for this
" Then I really am a prisoner of the 'mein She lead f theirhi ft d i "rt
g eo e e , they reate vieve are one arid he sarne."ere an i poor fellow than I clid for the imposter who
League,"' MaxwelIreturned bitterly, "Well, nim with every kindness ; nor was he in his i "My lips are sealed, I leave everything nye me 2•15(C/ after he had given ilia bride
She came of liberty mutt be in a bad way, ' torn inclined to resent his captivity or chafe in your handii." i and friends to understand that I was tore
I e 0 Jac es onmit ...4sTorsmiitriexye elivsea tere2d(), ril el fwaritthetytheeegoo,.:vnAthoe, C &Ile -
when the very inembets of the temple treat ' at this delay. His chief fear Wiln for Enid 1 1 " And cannot you guess why
b th 1 h b t t I " 1 P 1 S I ' '., th h. h - • 1- d '
" Abe it is a. film word, liberty," to allow his lerismier eveini latitude, Wee 1.ecaurrre he aspires to Om hand of Enid
.
She brigand 0hia repitea sardoeical, firm upon the obit Of eornmunication with , Charterie.--Yon need not 4tart " Isodore I
marriage certificate.
t. . .
ly. "It In a good phrase to put the outer worldfor, ae he pointed out, lie , continued, lasing her hand upon the listen- i, a er nein a actin.. a
into men'a mouths, but there eau be no might after all be guilty Of Some grea em's arm. 'Yoh haven° erlue for anxiety- Mr. James Dice began with the chanee can
freedom Where the ehadOW of the sword treachery to the League, and iri that caMe It will never he 1". tribution of an artiele by the former to One
dwells upon the land. EVen Italy herself must he aneWeaable for anYthing that hell' "Neves, while I can prevent it !" MaXWell a Week, the periodical of vihich Mr, Rice
has suffered as she will again Perfect ened cried wernely, was owner and editor.
A Brave Nun. I They have more power and size than Arabs,
Sister Marie Theresa, a French nun who with many of the same good qualities, and—
has lately been decorated with the Cross of a matter of great importancs to the stane—
the Legion of Honor for forty years' service in they are generally cheaper in priee.
the army ambulances, seems to be not only a
brave but a merry woman. During a time
/ of hard fighting in Tonquin a bomb fell into
an ambulance full of wounded men. Sister
Theresa seized the bomb and cerried it to
a distance. When she set it down it explod-
ed, but, luckily, not till she had time to
them', herself fiat on the ground. Her as-
sistants rushed. up in terror and found her
' unconecioue rend covered with blood. When
she regained her senses she uttered her
castomary phrase: "It's only a joke," an
, expression which his since become het nick
name. At another time she was attending
a wounded man when she was struck by a
passing splinter 'from a charge of metraille,
but her quiet observati on was merely as
usual : "It's only a joke" At the ceremony
of the decoration none of the customary for-
, malities were omitted, The General who
conferred the title chevaliere on the brave
' nun tortehed her with hie sword on both her
shoulders, and finally brushed het cheek
' with his white mustaches.
wet the face OfPthe label with water and
a hold it for an instant over any convenient
flame. 'The steam penctretes the label at
once, and softens the paste.
1
Suppose.
Suppose that that big meteoric stone
which plumped hissing hot out of space into
a neck of woods in Vanderburg County, Ind.,
early last Sunday morning—smashing a
tree, burying itself deep in the earth, and
leaving a, few chips and a sulphurous smell
behind it—had fallen instead on the roof
of the respected reader 1 Theoretically, one
of thesearrihrvited visitors from outside is as
likely to drop in on a Toronto householder
as on a hoosier termer, and here is a peril
of terrestrial existence in the presence of
which we are much more helpless Olen in
that of the lightning or the cyclone—ae un-
foreseeable and uneeespa,ble (when it comes)
as the earthnuake itself. Fortunately for us
however, it is at present a theoretieal peril
merely—not taken into account by the insur-
ance companies. At present the big meteor-
ites always fall in neeke of woods in Indiata
or Texas, hurt nobody, and benefit the
special cortespondents of the New York
newspapers. But who shall say what sus,
prising experiences may not wait a planet
that id whirling through space in noleus
volens, follow-my,leader dance toward an
P • unknown. destination ?